[ubuntu-in] Ubuntu 32 bit or 64 bit?

[Abhinav Modi]

On Wed, Apr 7, 2010 at 8:24 AM, Mohamed Khaleel <gotokhaleel at gmail.com> wrote:
> Hello Everyone,
>
> I have a Core 2 Duo PC and I have to install Ubuntu on it. I would like to
> know if I have to go with 32 bit or 64 bit. Sure I know that 32 OS bit will
> work on 64 bit processor. But I want to really use the 64 bit if its
> supported by processor.
>
> Are there any known issues in the 64 bit version of Ubuntu with Core 2 Duo
> (if supported)?
> How is the availability of softwares(open source, some graphics card drivers
> etc)?
> Will all 32 bit packages work on 64 bit Ubuntu OS?
>

Have been using Ubuntu 64 bit with an AMD Quad Core (9.10, upgraded to
10.04 beta recently). Haven't had any issues with 9.10 at all. With
10.04 there is some problem with flash, which will hopefully be
resolved before final release.

I would say go for 64 bit.

Hope this helps
Abhinav

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